Choose the word that from the other three in the position of primary stress: advantageous, oceanic, compulsory, influential

ANSWER

A. advantage /ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/(a): favorable (this word has the stress on the third syllable because according to the eous rule, the stress falls before that sound.)

B. oceanic /ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/(a): ocean (this word has stress on the third syllable. Because according to the -ic rule, the stress falls before that sound.)

C. compulsory /kəmˈpʌlsəri/(a): mandatory, this word has the stress on the second syllable. Because following the -y rule, the stress shifts three negatives from the end.)

D. influential /ˌɪnfluˈenʃl/(a): influential (this word has the main stress on the third syllable. Because according to the -ial rule, the stress falls before that sound.)

Answer C has the stress on the second syllable, the other options have the stress on the third syllable.